Howard Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATING A HIG2 PRESSURE WATER GUN SAND BANK CAVED AND CHALK BALL HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE PELVIC AREA
Howard Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Howard Sand Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Mike L Watson
Talbot County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900291
Howard Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Jul 1987
Ownership history
- Howard Sand Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1985 | 8 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1983 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Howard Mine sits in Talbot County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Talbot County, Georgia · Population 5,753
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$45,098
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.